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(2) Encourage location of new industrial enterprises in the county
and the expansions of present enterprises.

(3)  Encourage development of recreational areas and encourage
tourist business in the county, making the public aware of the county's
historical background and progress.

(4) Disseminate information in the interest of industrial de-
velopment by publication, advertising and other means.

(5)  Cooperate with any federal, state, local agency, board or com-
mission including the Economic Development Commission of Mary-
land, in the furtherance of its purposes.

(6)   Cooperate with any interested private concern, civic or-
ganization or subdivision thereof in furtherance of the Commis-
sion's purposes.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1963.

Approved April 30, 1963.

CHAPTER 731
(House Bill 613)

AN ACT to add new Section 43 to Article 40 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1962 Supplement), title "General Assembly," to
follow immediately after Section 42 thereof and to be under the new
subtitle "Members' Leaves of Absence," relating to leaves of
absence of members of the General Assembly employed, other than
for such membership, by State and local governments and provid-
for such membership, by State and local governments AND TO
LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE GEN-
ERAL ASSEMBLY WHO ARE EMPLOYED, OTHER THAN
FOR SUCH EMPLOYMENT, BY THE STATE OR ANY PO-
LITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, and providing that their
attendance OR EMPLOYMENT AS THE CASE MAY BE at any
session of the General Assembly shall not impair rights of tenure,
sick and annual leave nor any other incidents of such employment
excepting wages during such sessions.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 43 be and it is hereby added to Article 40 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1962 Supplement), title "General As-
sembly," to follow immediately after Section 42 thereof, to be under
the new subtitle "Members' Leaves of Absence," and to read as
follows:

43.

All members of the General Assembly employed, other than for such
membership, by the State or any POLITICAL subdivision thereof,
AND ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHO
ARE EMPLOYED, OTHER THAN FOR SUCH EMPLOYMENT,
BY THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF,
shall be entitled to an automatic leave of absence from such employ-